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1 |2 |3 |4 |5 | |
|Trusting a |Wondering about |Opening up to |Seeking after God |Entering the |
|Christian |Jesus |Change | |Kingdom |
|distrust to trust |apathetic to |closed to open |meandering to |lost to saved |
| |curious | |seeking | |
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|My two friends – GIGs – Events |
|1. Avoid knee jerk |1. Focus on Jesus |1. Be patient |1. Live out the |1. Be appropriately|
|reactions to | | |Kingdom in front of|urgent |
|distrust (defend, | | |them (community, | |
|bruise, avoid, | | |scripture, prayer, | |
|judge, argue) | | |model seeking, | |
| | | |invite to seek) | |
|2. Kingdom Habits |2. Live curiously |2. Challenge like |2. Create safe |2. Be clear, but |
|to Build Trust | |Jesus challenged |places for seeking |don’t oversimplify |
|(pray, learn, bond,| |(touch pain of |(guiding seekers v.|(eg True Story by |
|affirm, welcome) | |broken & honest, |seeker sensitive) |James Choung) |
| | |mobilize the | | |
| | |self-pitying & | | |
| | |fearful, agitate | | |
| | |the complacent & | | |
| | |glib, connect the | | |
| | |dots for the | | |
| | |confused & | | |
| | |befuddled) | | |
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The Five Thresholds
(adapted from I Once Was Lost by Shaupp/Everts)
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